Italy: 2014 Sanremo Song Festival kicks off tonight

The 64th edition of the Sanremo Song Festival will kick off tonight and will air live at 20:30 CET on Rai 1.

The 2014 Sanremo Song Festival will consist of 5 shows that will air everyday starting today up to the grand final on Saturday. The contest will be presented by Fabio Fazio and Luciana Littizzetto.

The Show

There will be two sections, the Campioni (Champions) section and the Nuove Proposte (New Proposals) section. The Campioni section consists of 14 artists that will perform 2 original entries each. On the other hand, the Nuove Proposte section will consist of 8 new artists that will perform 1 original song each.

I’m Luke Borg and I’m from Malta. I’m currently studying media and I’m a big Eurovision fan! My first Eurovision memory is when I was 8 and asked my dad why we have to sing in the semi-final to be able to sing on Saturday…it was in 2004!